It’s sometimes like divesting
myself of another
of you
I no longer care to be concerned
about your coming and going

this is natural? it happens with
lanky children who
grow up and move
their own boulders of sand
and we let them

But here it’s different
there is a deep, intimate knowing
distinct from that of parents
and children

Your signature is requested by
such & such a date, if unanswered
then by default our union is
legally unbound.

But our history; our family tree
remains. It courses in our children’s veins.
This investment remains
with
holding
on